I don't wanna talk politics! I wanna talk democracy!
I wanna talk about the first election in how many years? where the winner of the popular vote was the president elect. Where people voted for change when we need it the most! Where voter turnout was 64%, the highest it's been since 1908. 100 years. That's stunning! That's the voice of the people! 136.6 million voices of the people, to be exact.
And last night, at exactly 11:00, I was slouching on our sofa, with Sam resting her head on my legs, as I watched them announce Barack Obama the next president of the United States. By 11:30, I was receiving word that New Paltz was rioting, for lack of a more all-encompassing term. People were dancing, screaming, running around with torches, running around naked. This is HISTORY. and I was there! Well, I was here.

Next step is to get to D.C. for the inauguration. This is unprecedented on so many levels. I'm proud of us! Hooray democracy! Obamanos!

EDIT
I also wanna talk paint!
My acrylics came today!
And they are MASSIVE. tubes as long as my forearm.

shown here: royal blue, yellow, orange the color of my t-shirt, "raw sienna"-roughly the color of clay, and of course BLACK. which means I still need green, red, white, and maybe silver.

so, that leads me to item number one on my christmas list: MORE PAINT! any color you do not see here- especially LOTS of WHITE!!

The same paints, in smaller tubes, are about $7 apiece at Manny's Art Supplies in town.
The whole 5 tubes, including shipping, was around $30. Thank you, dickblick.com !